Ezayi 31
1 Malè a sila ki desann Égypte pou sekou yo, ki depann de cheval yo, ki fè konfyans a cha yo paske yo anpil, ak nan chevalye yo paske yo tèlman fò; men yo pa gade sou Sila Ki Sen an Israël la, ni chache SENYÈ a!
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and they do not seek the LORD.
2 Men anplis, Li saj; Li va mennen dezas; Li p ap retire pawòl Li menm; men Li va leve kont kay malfektè yo, ak kont sekou a sila ki fè mechanste yo.
Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against those who help evildoers.
3 Alò, Ejipsyen yo se moun. Se pa Bondye. Cheval yo se chè; se pa lespri. Pou sa, SENYÈ la va lonje men L; sila k ap bay sekou a va glise tonbe. Sila ki resevwa sekou a va tonbe, e yo tout va rive fini ansanm.
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
4 Paske konsa SENYÈ a di mwen: “Tankou lyon oswa jenn lyon gwonde sou kò bèt l ap manje, lè yon bann bèje vin parèt la; li p ap pè vwa yo, ni li p ap deranje akoz bri yo fè. Konsa, SENYÈ dèzame yo va vin desann pou fè lagè sou Mòn Sion ak sou kolin li an.”
For thus says the LORD to me, "As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them, so the LORD of hosts will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights.
5 Tankou zwazo k ap vole, se konsa SENYÈ a va pwoteje Jérusalem. Li va pwoteje li e delivre li. Li va pase sou sa pou sove li.
As birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it."
6 Retounen kote Sila ke nou te tèlman neglije a, O fis Israël yo.
Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.
7 Paske nan jou sa a, tout moun va jete deyò zidòl an ajan li yo ak zidòl an lò li yo, ke men plen peche nou yo te fè pou nou.
For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you.
8 Epi Asiryen an va tonbe pa yon nepe ki pa t pou lòm, e nepe a ki pa pou lòm va devore l. Pou sa, li p ap chape anba nepe a, e jenn mesye li yo va devni ouvriye kòve.
"The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of humankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.
9 “Wòch li va disparèt akoz panik, e prens li yo va gen gwo lakrent devan drapo a”, deklare SENYÈ a, Sila ki gen dife Li nan Sion an, ak founo nan Jérusalem nan.
His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his officers will be afraid of the banner," says the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
